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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
3
Bluefield resident Jason McGuire, longtime public housing official and business owner, responds to a Daily Telegraph questionnaire on his bid for the City Board. He calls for downtown revitalization, job growth, housing, traffic flow fixes, and open meetings with careful view on aspects like zoning and executive sessions.
ET Byrd argues in a column that United States leadership is needed in global affairs but calls for reevaluating and potentially ending membership in costly international organizations. He cites a Senate report noting inefficiency duplication high salaries and limited U S control and urges tighter oversight and faster disengagement where programs fail to serve American interests.
Bluefield College has been awarded 18,971.84 dollars by the Baptist General Association of Virginia for undesignated operating expenses. The grant helps total Virginia Baptist support to 188,324.18 to date, part of an expected 196,000 for the current college year. The funding equates to about 640 dollars per full time student and supports the college's aim to stay debt free while pursuing improvements.
American and Soviet scientists collaborate on magnetohydrodynamics to generate electricity. A 40-ton magnet from Argonne National Laboratory will be sent to the Soviet Union on June 20 as part of the project, signaling a potential 20 to 40 percent efficiency boost over coal and gas plants.
The Maryland governor Marvin Mandel faces a retrial after a mistrial last December. Jurors were impaneled and opening statements concluded as prosecutors prepare to call the first witness. New claims include a $155,000 tax free bond gift from Irvin Kovens for Mandel's 1974 divorce and a $42,000 loan arranged by Hess and Rodgers III.
Actor Robert DeNiro will shoot part of The Deer Hunter in Weirton West Virginia from July 1 to 15. Extras will be drawn locally and the Weirton Steel mill serves as a filming backdrop with interior shots not planned. Steubenville Ohio also hosts filming across the production schedule.
The 35th annual Virginia Boys State opened at Lynchburg College with about 700 seniors from across the state. The week features student run governments and parties under American Legion rules. Gov Mills Godwin and candidates Andrew Miller and John Dalton slated to speak along with Adm Elmo Zumwalt. The event peaks Friday with a Boys State governor inauguration and two delegates chosen for Boys Nation in July in Washington.
The FDA plans to seek public reaction to a fill weight rule that would require revealing the solid content in canned foods before liquids are added. This would shift from net weight to drained or fill weight, with industry and consumer groups debating costs, feasibility, and impact on prices.
A letter guiding a reader on decisions about an aged parent’s care. It cautions against abandoning elders to nursing homes, cites Biblical references on honoring parents, and suggests evaluating home care versus placement in a Christian retirement center to meet spiritual needs and reduce loneliness.
Advertisements offering ER doctors up to 65000 a year ran in Charleston and neighboring states. A California recruiter cited sports pages as key for reaching physicians and noted openings in Wheel ing West Virginia and across the country. Jeanette Booker of American Emergency Medical Services discussed recruiting methods and regional targeting.
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